New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-24
HEWITTS UNREAD LETTER.
MUCH TALK ABOUT KEEPING IT BACK.

MUCH TALK ABOUT KEEPING 1T BACK.
TIE BROOKLYN CLUB DIVIDED ON THE QUESTION
or READING IT-wHAT THE MAYOR SAYS.
The suppression of Mayor Hewtts letter the dinner
OF the Young Mems Democratic Club in Brooklyn
Tuesday night Is creating much stir among the members
OF tho club. and great deal Of talk is going
on about 1t In every quarter The members
OF the club divided they were the Mayoralty
campaign OF 1885, when abont half Of them wanted to
support Whitney and the rest Woodward The Hill men,
Ders wanted the dinner turned into occasion for pre-
scntng the Governor the best Presidential candidate
for 1898. while the Cleveland wanted boom
the present occupant OF the White House. When Mayor
Hewitts letter received tiwas found that reflected
seriously upon the Governors efforts capture the labor
VOTE and his friends feared the reading OF wond be in
furious to him. An effort get Mr. Hewitt cut out
the Objectionable sentence proposed. but no one
dared to ask this SO quietly put aside and
no copy oft was made for the OF the other i'm
portantletters, and IL not read
But some OF the dinner committee who character
lied oy the President OF the club too fresh talked
about the letter and at demand for it made.
Blu, 1t had been conveniently lost and not forhcOm
inn The members oSihe club said yesterday that they
did not know where 1t was One OF them said that IL
reflected severely upon Mayor whitney upon
any and for that II had been decided not to
have II read as 1t might prove bombshe to disturb the
harmony OF the dinner II agreed that serious
had been committed in suppressng the letter. for
Fictitious Importance had been given to IT,
The keeping back OF the letter caused much discus
sion In New-York IN Brooklyn. II the under
standing here that the letter suppressed by Frede-
rick H. Lee president OF the club. and the absurdy or
the act varously commented and In anything but
complimentary terms toward Mr. Lee. 1t was admitted
by all that Mr. Leo had taken the most efficient TO
give the sentiments contained In the letter the widest
publicity.
Mr. Hewitt at his by reporters,
al OF whom sought copy OF the suppressed letter Mr
Hewitt was In better health and spirits Than for some
much surprised that the letter should not have been
given out for publication. Certainly he had no objection
any ole, but ~ expression OF his views OF the
course t'at the Democratic party should take on me
he had not preserved copy OF the letter. as he wond
then have given T. for publication lie dictated the fol-
lowing as the authorized expression OF his views:
was quite wiling have tho letter published and II the
committee should decline to give It shall expect them 70 re:
|: merely retrra,ion Of M Views srprssed during my
paSs "ocs o tSe aS"r question It's genera IDEAS are I
the tvraSuy which the adrs of the so called labor
have on On. the Tn s m~mbe %eG,
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labor noycnent Tie party boldly
nas a% a. M s Labor the es"ntr and partcSlay
UPON tie interests o particular class OF he community
won't. b. 70 % be raeS d. y an S5Ennos o.,
by a combination of bankers and railroad oompanie:
~ ART a. very critical time for the Democratic parry
and tnk that every QUE who tn position to influence
pnhlc opinion -hpnl 'ass aeelu - r,h ~, i p , @ ,n.
seeding 10 control the politics o The country IN avor o any
'ests o. al other ca-., IN IN. Marty Wi, use :, on
IT, If r. s iIs ncn sn open poieai which may DO
In he
iompt 10 enntol NE country nv secret poe @ Gna
defender aad protector OF the individual liberty OF tho
citizen.
TRtnrSg reporter set out in rookvn last evening in
anost OF the otter The rst place visited the house
OF President Lee at No II sonth Portlan!ave Mr. Lee
red md when nenon OF Mr ewiirs letter made he
eddy ss,d; e" ref .e TO talk won't be ineryie~sd &
rcTortcr ihen went tho mouse OF Harrington Putnam.
secretary the dinner commtee who read tue letters at
the dinner Mr.. Putnam said that Mr. l!ewitts letter
was Ieccyed AMI read by the committee aud IL was
be male when the letters were handed him for
reading ON Tuesday night by Mr.. Lee ana
letter w,s the Others and told that II WAS
Thought best to rent H. He had no time To inquire
about the matter then The only for reading
the letter the objection osone oi the members o the
commit To phraS, Of Mr me~s ~ W %hcn m % ne 'PPke P
the rcspunshle ladcrs of the labor ORGANIZATIONS Mr
read the letter a the dinner. Now It's mpott lance
much exaggerated and the best thing 10 he done would
be Ia make it pnblicns som as possible
MIR Mnpr-dcn was seen later at his home in Unionst.
lie .ai he was opposed TO the reading Of the letter and
thought IL would have been unwlso anu iinpoh ic
would not admit whether he had copy OF the let
ter ad that II the press waited for him to make 1t
public they would have Ia wait long time.
friend of Mr. Lee SAID last evening thht hr Lee hah
the IN his possession hut thought IL was the prop
ery OF the clnh and would not make IL II
10 do DR. r. IT, Krczschmar chair
Of the dinner committee, sent letter Ia MT Hewitt
last evening stating That the committee had nnhniiDously
that IL was unfortunately mislad on tho evening
bo read. so disrourtcsy was inteuded and and
the committee exceedingly sorry that
by unior combination OF circumstances there
had been seeming discourtrsy go ,,,
A meeting or the dinner committee will be held In u
day or two and an animated ana Interesting discussion
Of the affair is anticipated. The club VIII not meet UNI"
ApriL
House yesterday. Among them were Delaney Nlcoii
Asscmbyman George Weed Police Commissioner Porter,
uun o. lirien Maurice j. Power and william L. Muller
Mr. Muller accom- panied him to the matinee at ha'rl
ean's Ia Theatre In the evening tho Governor re-
viewed the 7th iiegimnt at their armnry lie WIZ go 20
Albany to-day. The subject OF Mayor hewlHssuplrsSru
letr the Brooklyn dinner committee wasplouHnt
the Governors attention by TRIBUNE reporter 10
whom hc sail
My relations with Mr. Hewitt are entirely friendly and pleas.
ant havo never seen MS letter "h, uu Wv. n nv1r
had noihiug To do with It, presume the committee ue
ciicd the among themselves anu must se'o u
among themselves with Mr.. Hewitt am toiu .heio
other letters received and not read sohe o theh
letters complimentary and hatterng 10 n hsrce
with the committee IN Its Judgment III h3t tehuns rso
letters understand how there might be AN adverse
opinion "a TO any letter that attacked aoor oEg"nI"s
The Democratic pnrty has never attacked orgahions
Of the people In any direction But that letter. however
In entirely for the club and its committee u
handle. had nothing to do with itin any way
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